I am a Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Wemba Wemba man and multi-disciplined artist based in Shepparton, Victoria. Capturing the essence of country is everything, vividly etched in my memories as a young Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta, and Wemba Wemba man. Its intricate tapestry unfolds as the seasons dance on the precipice of change, leaving an indelible …
I was born and raised in Shepparton. I have two sisters and live with my Mum. My Dad was born and raised in Tennant Creek N.T. Mum was born in Geelong and moved to Shepparton in 1993. My Pop grew up in Echuca, Mooroopna & Swan Hill
I was born in Brisbane and have lived in Cobram all my life. I love music, drawing, painting and fishing. I have been playing the didgeridoo for 2 years. I like to paint birds, fish and what life would have been like for my Elders. I love learning Wiradjuri language and using it every day. …
I was born in Mooroopna Victoria, and I am a proud Yorta Yorta – Wurundjeri woman. I grew up in Shepparton, where I attended school up until, my teen years. I went to Melbourne and worked as a telephonist, then went to Sydney NSW and work for the Aboriginal medical service for 40 years then …
Aunty Kella Robinson is a Wemba Wemba woman born in a small town called Hilston, Western NSW. After retiring she moved to Victoria and became interested in art. As a Kaiela Arts artist member she enjoys creating with other like minded women.
Frances Nicholson is a Yorta-yorta/Wemba-Wemba woman, who was born in Swan hill Wemba-Wemba country and now lives in Mooroopna Yorta-Yorta country. Frances is an abstract artist, who expresses herself through the form of the splatter effect. Her passion of art is the splatter effect, the colours form the mood. Painting is a relaxing method for …
I grew up in Shepparton and spent many years with family at Cummeragunja (Barmah). I learnt how to get Bardi Grubs with my Grand Dad but he passed away when I was four years old. I learned the majority of my culture from my Uncle (Mum’s Brother) and he is still teaching me now. I …
Suzanne Atkinson is a proud Yorta-Yorta woman, mother and grandmother. She is an established artist who practices in a range of different media that includes traditional weaving, ceramics, painting, poetry and wood burning.Taking inspiration from her mother’s creative talent and her own ability to make artwork from what nature could provide, Suzanne studied Visual Art …
Tammy-Lee Atkinson is a Yorta-Yorta artist. She is a proud Aboriginal woman who loves to learn and share personal and familial stories about her culture. Being able to express her own story through painting, drawing and photography, she attaches strong symbolic meaning to images that represent her traditional culture in contemporary art contexts. Tammy-Lee completed …
Rochelle Patten is a Yorta-Yorta woman born on the veranda of the local Mooroopna hospital in 1948. Rochelle is a highly respected elder, cultural leader and artist in her community. Rochelle was always creative and in the early years she would watch her father carve and paint. In the 1990’s she had an accident …
Kaiela Arts Shepparton acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are located in Shepparton which forms part of the Yorta Yorta Nation.